South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012

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A223, R251, S1329

STATUS INFORMATION

General Bill
Sponsors: Senator Fair
Document Path: l:\council\bills\swb\5203cm12.docx

Introduced in the Senate on March 14, 2012
Introduced in the House on April 17, 2012
Last Amended on March 29, 2012
Passed by the General Assembly on June 6, 2012
Governor's Action: June 7, 2012, Signed

Summary: Department of Probation, Parole, and Pardon Services

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   3/14/2012  Senate  Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/14/2012  Senate  Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 6)
   3/22/2012  Senate  Polled out of committee Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   3/22/2012  Senate  Committee report: Favorable Corrections and Penology 
                        (Senate Journal-page 9)
   3/27/2012  Senate  Committee Amendment Adopted (Senate Journal-page 28)
   3/27/2012  Senate  Read second time (Senate Journal-page 28)
   3/27/2012  Senate  Roll call Ayes-38  Nays-1 (Senate Journal-page 28)
   3/28/2012          Scrivener's error corrected
   3/29/2012  Senate  Amended (Senate Journal-page 35)
   4/10/2012  Senate  Read third time and sent to House 
                        (Senate Journal-page 14)
   4/17/2012  House   Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 10)
   4/17/2012  House   Referred to Committee on Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 10)
   5/30/2012  House   Committee report: Favorable Judiciary 
                        (House Journal-page 35)
    6/5/2012  House   Read second time (House Journal-page 95)
    6/5/2012  House   Roll call Yeas-113  Nays-0 (House Journal-page 96)
    6/6/2012  House   Read third time and enrolled (House Journal-page 35)
    6/6/2012          Ratified R 251
    6/7/2012          Signed By Governor
   6/19/2012          Effective date 06/07/12
   6/21/2012          Act No. 223

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VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

3/14/2012
3/22/2012
3/27/2012
3/28/2012
3/29/2012
5/30/2012


(Text matches printed bills. Document has been reformatted to meet World Wide Web specifications.)

(A223, R251, S1329)

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 24-21-10, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, AND THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF PROBATION, PAROLE AND PARDON SERVICES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT THE MEMBER OF THE BOARD WHO IS APPOINTED ON AN AT-LARGE BASIS MUST BE SELECTED FROM ONE OF THE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS AND AT LEAST ONE APPOINTEE SHALL POSSESS THE QUALIFICATIONS THAT THE AT-LARGE APPOINTEE FORMERLY MET.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services

SECTION    1.    Section 24-21-10(B) of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 273 of 2010, is further amended to read:

"(B)    The Board of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services is composed of seven members. The terms of office of the members are for six years. Each of the seven members must be appointed from each of the congressional districts. At least one appointee shall have at least five years of work or volunteer experience in one or more of the following fields: parole, probation, corrections, criminal justice, law, law enforcement, psychology, psychiatry, sociology, or social work. Vacancies must be filled by gubernatorial appointment with the advice and consent of the Senate for the unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs during a recess of the Senate, the Governor may fill the vacancy by appointment for the unexpired term pending the consent of the Senate, provided the appointment is received for confirmation on the first day of the Senate's next meeting following the vacancy. A chairman must be elected annually by a majority of the membership of the board. The chairman may serve consecutive terms."

Time effective

SECTION    2.    This act takes effect upon approval by the Governor.

Ratified the 6th day of June, 2012.

Approved the 7th day of June, 2012.

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